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When I lived in Glasgow during my student years we had to endure the sound of fireworks most nights for a week either side of bonfire night.

I remember a firework being set off in the close of the tenement flat I was living in and being terrified as the whole building shook with the noise.

Ahhhhh, Glasgow. Tomorrow Jamie and I head across to Glasgow's (affectionate?) rival city of Edinburgh for an in-store performance in one of Scotland's premier stockists of folk/world music.

We'll be playing a few songs from our new album 'Adoon Winding Nith' and supping on the free hot chocolate and snowballs. Yum.

Every time I go to this special Folk record shop, I get stuck looking at all the albums I need to buy, not just want, but NEED!

I recently had a bit of a clear out of my music collection and came across one of my favourite albums - 'The New Humblebums' by the .

It's funny how after a long break from listening to something, music brings back memories of what you were doing and where you were the last time you heard it.

The Humblebums record reminds me of my late teens, summer time and a long-held desire to own a VW camper van.

Maybe Mike would loan me his!

Today I'm getting stuck into learning seven beautiful old carols which I'll be performing with the lovely at a series of concerts in December.

I'm really looking forward to being a soloist with the choir again, I sang with them last year in a series called 'Saut Sea and Bonnie Ships' and it was such a powerful experience. An added bonus this year will be the mulled wine and mince pies on offer at the gigs. Starting to see a trend here? Music and food are a winning combination with me.